Montpelier and Gas City 2023 Racing Schedule Amidst Declining Car Counts

The Montpelier Motor Speedway and Gas City I-69 Speedway have both released their racing schedules for the 2023 season, featuring various types of races and events throughout the year. The Gas City I-69 Speedway introduces the "Chase for the Derrick" series, a point system that will culminate in a special end-of-year shootout event. USAC SpeeD2 Midwest Thunder Midgets presented by Performance Electronics, Ltd. has also announced their 2023 schedule of 28 races, which includes 11 dirt tracks in Indiana and Ohio. Additionally, Brad Dickison has retired as a PA announcer after more than 30 years of working at racetracks.

The Montpelier Motor Speedway has released its tentative racing schedule for the 2023 season, featuring 29 events throughout the year. The season opener on April 15, 2023, will showcase Modifieds, Super Street, Street Stocks, and Hornets. Other highlights include Thunder Nights on April 29 and August 26, featuring USAC Thunder Midgets and Dirt Trucks, as well as the BOSS Sprints on May 20 and September 30. The Steel Block Nationals on August 12 will feature Modifieds, Street Stocks, Hornets, Super Street, and USAC Thunder Midgets. The season will end with two Monster Mash events on October 27 and 28. The Montpelier Motor Speedway attracts thousands of racing enthusiasts each year, and this year's lineup promises to be an exciting one.

Brad Dickison has announced his retirement as a PA announcer after more than 30 years of working at racetracks. He thanked his family, friends, and colleagues who supported him during his career and expressed his love for the sport and everyone involved in it. Dickison plans to continue attending races as a paying customer and looks forward to sharing more stories and laughs with the racing community.

A copy of the letter has been made available in text here:

"After 30+ years of fun weekends at racetracks, I have decided it was time to step away from my role as a PA announcer. Like many of you who love this sport of racing, my family has been there to support and encourage me. I could not have done this without the love and support of my wife Tammy and my two successful sons - Robbie and Ryan. From April to September, they allowed me to go have fun working a job that has taken me away from them when many families were together doing "other" things. My parents were also a huge part of learning about this sport taking me to racetracks when I was a child, thanks mom and dad. My friendships and memories are a big reason I chose to do this for so long - ALL of them have made an impact on my life. From working at the biggest racetracks in the world speaking in front of thousands, to the small local track on a Sunday afternoon in front of 200 fans, I have loved EVERY minute of it. To all the teammates I have worked with in the booth - I love you and thank you for making each race fun and our long nights bearable. Of course, the track owners, promoters and race organizations that have employed me - THANKS for paying me to do something I had a great passion doing. To my heroes, all of you talented brave racecar drivers - you are amazing. I have enjoyed calling your races and trying to be a small part of entertaining the fans as you dazzled them with your skills. To my racing family (all you knowledgeable rowdy race fans) who had to sit in the bleachers listening to my rambling - thanks for clapping, cheering and putting up with my stories, jokes and singing. I look forward to seeing you at the racetrack and sharing another story and laugh, but this time as the most cherished part of our sport - a paying customer. As we did for many years signing off at the end of the night - HAPPY TRAILS! Brad Dickison"

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The Gas City I-69 Speedway has released its 2023 racing schedule, featuring USAC National Sprints and Midgets, non-wing and wing sprint cars, modifieds, hornets, vintage motorcycles, and dirt track trucks. The schedule introduces the "Chase for the Derrick" series, a point system that will tally throughout 6 selected non-wing sprint car races with the top 10 point earners competing in a special end-of-year shootout event. The James Dean Classic, Indiana Midget Week, and Indiana Sprint Week are still in play. The schedule includes 8 classes of racing at the "Fall Harvest of Speed," where the top 10 in Derrick points will compete for a "special purse."

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USAC SpeeD2 Midwest Thunder Midgets presented by Performance Electronics, Ltd. announced their 2023 schedule of 28 races which includes 11 dirt tracks in Indiana and Ohio. The schedule also includes possible additions from various tracks. Eldora Speedway, Paragon Speedway, Gas City I-69 Speedway, Kokomo Speedway, Waynesfield Raceway Park, and Limaland Motorsports Park are some of the new and traditional tracks included in the schedule. The USAC MTM has secured support for the points fund and contingency awards for heat race winners, hard chargers, Precision Move of the Race, Quick Time and Hard Luck at each race event.

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